Child's step stool

I built this stool from red oak I bought at the local HD store. The design is mine, a kind of a “seat of my pants” approach. It’s a gift for the son of a friend, a friend who is an accomplished woodworker and has been sort of a mentor and inspiration to me. I wish I could deliver it personally but they live on the West Coast so tomorrow I’ll make a trip to my local Conecticut shipping store and mail it off. I also built another stool, the seat/stool combination featured in Popular Woodworking a couple of months ago. That one’s going to Maine.

Thanks for all the inspiration, fellow woodworkers. One of the highlights of my day is checking out the projects and blogs on this site.

Thanks for the nice comments, folks. The base itself could have been a knock-down, but I glued the wedged tenons as insurance in mind that it will be used by a little guy. The top is attached with countersunk wood screws which were subsequently hidden with plugs.